What Old Testament prophecies connect to Jesus taking the scroll in Revelation 5:7? Setting the Scene: The Lamb and the Scroll “Revelation 5:7: And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne.” John’s vision shows Jesus, the slain‐yet‐living Lamb, taking the sealed scroll that contains the final unfolding of God’s redemptive plan. Old Testament prophecies foreshadow this dramatic moment. Daniel: The Kingdom Handed to the Son of Man • Daniel 7:13-14: “I saw One like a Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven… He was given dominion, glory, and kingship.” – The Ancient of Days (parallel to the Father on the throne) transfers authority to the Son of Man (Jesus). – The “book” scenes in Daniel (7:10; 12:4) anticipate a sealed document that only the appointed ruler may open. Genesis and Isaiah: Lion of Judah, Root of David • Genesis 49:9-10: “The scepter will not depart from Judah… to whom it belongs shall come.” • Isaiah 11:1-2, 10: “A shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse… the nations will seek Him.” – Revelation 5:5 calls Jesus “the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David,” grounding the right to take the scroll in these messianic promises of everlasting rulership. Psalm 2 & Psalm 40: The Royal Son in the Scroll • Psalm 2:6-8: “I have installed My King on Zion… Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance.” • Psalm 40:7-8: “Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written about Me.” – The inheritance language mirrors the Lamb receiving the scroll that secures the nations. – Psalm 40 personalizes the idea of a “scroll” containing the Messiah’s mission. Isaiah 29 & Daniel 12: The Sealed Book • Isaiah 29:11-12: “The entire vision will be to you like the words of a sealed scroll.” • Daniel 12:4, 9: “Seal the book until the time of the end… these words are sealed until the time of the end.” – Both passages speak of a prophetic revelation kept inaccessible until God’s chosen moment, preparing for the Lamb to break the seals. Jeremiah’s Title Deed: The Kinsman-Redeemer Pattern • Jeremiah 32:6-15: Jeremiah buys a field, seals the deed, and stores it for future redemption. – The sealed deed signifies legal right to reclaim land. – In Revelation 5 Jesus acts as kinsman-redeemer for the world, holding the only valid title to reclaim creation. Ezekiel & Zechariah: Scrolls of Judgment • Ezekiel 2:9-10: “A scroll was in it… written on front and back were lamentations.” • Zechariah 5:1-4: A flying scroll brings curse on wickedness. – Both scrolls contain judgments that align with the judgments released as the Lamb opens each seal (Revelation 6). Why These Threads Matter • Each prophecy supplies one piece of the picture: royal lineage (Genesis, Isaiah), legal authority (Jeremiah), sealed revelation (Isaiah 29, Daniel 12), worldwide dominion (Psalm 2, Daniel 7), and judicial warnings (Ezekiel, Zechariah). • Together they converge in Revelation 5:7, where Jesus alone meets every prophetic requirement, takes the sealed scroll, and sets in motion the final phase of God’s unbreakable plan. |
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